The name is familiar. One man laughed recently about my Julie London lp- he had a crush on her as a late teen.
On Jul 23, 10:30 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > I spent some length of time gathering more Cleo Laine songs...like I > did for Sir John's death...but gave up. Those from 'the other side of > the pond' may know her more...she is at least equal in talent IMV. > > On Jul 23, 7:42 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm up late - dawn soon. My elder brother and sister had poor taste > > so I got Lonnie Donegan and Sasha Distel singing 'My Old Man's a > > Dustman' and 'Mon Beau Chapeau'. Molded a few 78s into useless plant > > pots. > > > On Jul 21, 7:34 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > These women were of my mother's time but still very popular as I was > > > growing up. For instance, those photos of Peggy Lee reminded me of > > > hats of her day but particularly the "coffee table" reminded me of the > > > '50's. BTW, I still have cartons of those 78's packed away and hear > > > they are becoming hot again. I used to break some- Xavier Cugats (?) > > > on a player that was supposed to flip the records automatically but > > > sometimes missed and know a few Nat King Coles split by overpacking a > > > box. Oh well. > > > > Peggy's theme for this forum might be "Is That All There Is?" :-) > > > > I think one influence was Audrey Hepburn and her particular style. > > > Jackie was okay but could look rigid. Liz Taylor had a terrible > > > fashion sense but who cared? Etc. These things are just toys and > > > amusements, gentlemen!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
